Active York is the city's sport and active leisure partnership, of which City of York Council is a member.

The Active York partnership are developing a sport and active leisure strategy for the city, which has the following key aims:

• That every individual in York will be aware of the health benefits of active leisure and of the opportunities available to them.
• To ensure that coaching and development opportunities exist for participants to improve their performance and to compete at the highest levels.
• To ensure the sustainability of the sport and active leisure infrastructure in the city, including high quality facilities and strong clubs.
• To capitalise on the contribution that sport and active leisure makes to the culture and quality of life of residents of the city.
• To promote and enhance the role that sport and physical activity can play in developing safer and stronger communities.

To achieve these aims Active York are writing a series of strategy documents and action plans which can be downloaded from this page.